In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SALSILLA
salsilla, Bomarea edulis
(noun) tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
salsilla, Bomarea salsilla
(noun) tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
salsilla (uncountable)
Bomarea edulis, an ornamental flowering plant bearing edible tubers.
Source: Wiktionary
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BODILY
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
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